About the Artist
Mark Catesby was an English naturalist who studied flora and fauna in the New World. Between 1729 and 1747 Catesby published his Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants.
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Bald Eagle (Falco leucocephalus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Ground Dove (Columba passerina) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Cutwater (Rhynchops nigra) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Coach-whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Green Lizard of Jamaica (Lacerta bullaris) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Vanelloe (Epidendrum Vanilla) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Logger-head Turtle (Testudo Cavanna) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Sole (Pleuronectes lunatus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
More Artwork by Mark Catesby (View all 75 Artworks)
The Bald Eagle (Falco leucocephalus) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Ground Dove (Columba passerina) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Cutwater (Rhynchops nigra) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Coach-whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Green Lizard of Jamaica (Lacerta bullaris) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)
The Vanelloe (Epidendrum Vanilla) (1731-1743)
Mark Catesby (English, 1683 – 1749)